⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 28, and outscored them 30-10 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 2:24 · MIN 68-75 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:37 · MIN 2-8 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 7:24 · MIN 6-20 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 9:30 · MIN 77-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Delonte West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:01 · MIN 31-42 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 28 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
